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adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
agreed
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From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
anothernounUS /ˈanother/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
Arden
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From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And it was not so difficult as might have been expected to secure it.
awoke
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From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And it was not so difficult as might have been expected to secure it.
believed
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From this reading For Lord Newmarch was clear as to the duty of the upper classes to head and guide the new movement in which he devoutly believed.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
Clare's
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From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
classes
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From this reading For Lord Newmarch was clear as to the duty of the upper classes to head and guide the new movement in which he devoutly believed.
clear
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From this reading For Lord Newmarch was clear as to the duty of the upper classes to head and guide the new movement in which he devoutly believed.
companion
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From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
company
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From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
day
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From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
devoutly
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From this reading For Lord Newmarch was clear as to the duty of the upper classes to head and guide the new movement in which he devoutly believed.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading His Radicalism did not jar upon her as did the Radicalism of other people.
difficult
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From this reading And it was not so difficult as might have been expected to secure it.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
a responsibility that must be carried out
From this reading For Lord Newmarch was clear as to the duty of the upper classes to head and guide the new movement in which he devoutly believed.
expected
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From this reading And it was not so difficult as might have been expected to secure it.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Lord Newmarch was clear as to the duty of the upper classes to head and guide the new movement in which he devoutly believed.
foundnounUS /found/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
greatnounUS /great/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
guide
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From this reading For Lord Newmarch was clear as to the duty of the upper classes to head and guide the new movement in which he devoutly believed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And it was not so difficult as might have been expected to secure it.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
head
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From this reading For Lord Newmarch was clear as to the duty of the upper classes to head and guide the new movement in which he devoutly believed.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
indeed
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From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
jar
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From this reading His Radicalism did not jar upon her as did the Radicalism of other people.
Lord
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From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
many
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From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And it was not so difficult as might have been expected to secure it.
mindnounUS /mind/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
Miss
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From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
movement
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From this reading For Lord Newmarch was clear as to the duty of the upper classes to head and guide the new movement in which he devoutly believed.
new
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From this reading For Lord Newmarch was clear as to the duty of the upper classes to head and guide the new movement in which he devoutly believed.
Newmarch
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From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
noble
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From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And it was not so difficult as might have been expected to secure it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
other
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From this reading His Radicalism did not jar upon her as did the Radicalism of other people.
people
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From this reading His Radicalism did not jar upon her as did the Radicalism of other people.
perseverancenounUS /ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.əns/
Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. (Sự kiên trì, bền bỉ không bỏ cuộc.)
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
Radicalism
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From this reading His Radicalism did not jar upon her as did the Radicalism of other people.
secure
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From this reading And it was not so difficult as might have been expected to secure it.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And it was not so difficult as might have been expected to secure it.
sometimes
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From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
sought
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From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
stay
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From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
Sunday
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From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
thinkingnounUS /thinking/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
thoughts
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From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
tiresome
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From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it was not so difficult as might have been expected to secure it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading His Radicalism did not jar upon her as did the Radicalism of other people.
upper
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From this reading For Lord Newmarch was clear as to the duty of the upper classes to head and guide the new movement in which he devoutly believed.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And it was not so difficult as might have been expected to secure it.
ways
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From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading For Lord Newmarch was clear as to the duty of the upper classes to head and guide the new movement in which he devoutly believed.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading After this Sunday, and the thoughts it awoke in his mind, Lord Newmarch found that he could stay another day, and during that day he sought Clare’s company with great perseverance.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading Miss Arden, indeed, found her noble companion tiresome sometimes, but yet she agreed in a good many of his ways of thinking.
